Introduction to 2016

Hello all! Welcome to my new Self Portrait Blog!

I have never had a blog solely dedicated to my self portraits before, but here it is. This blog will showcase my self portraits that I take this year, as well as, some of my past creations. Many of my past creations have never appeared on any blog before. I thought it would be fun to showcase some of my favorites from the last five years as bonus blog material throughout this year or as fun throwback Thursday entries.

I am super excited about the new year and what I have planned. Below is a video that shares what my plans for 2016 are. (Which each week became a little hard with some new responsibilities I have, so I am now using this blog as a place to hold my self portraits as I create them. Have no fear I plan to keep posting regularly as there are lots of images I have not shared yet!)

Something I really want to share from the video and expand on is that this year is going to be a mixture of photography types/mediums. Some weeks the self portrait will be what you are use to seeing from me: silly, creative, and fun self portaits. Other photos will be more in line with fine art portraiture with deeper meaning or more emotion to them.

I want this year to push my creativity and that means branching out and doing more then the same stuff I have been doing for the last five years. Which also means I do not know where this year will take me. So what you see at the beginning of the year might not be anything like what you will see at the end of the year...or it will be. I'm excited to see where this year takes me!

Enjoy!

Reference Material:
52 week Self Portrait album from 2011:
https://www.facebook.com/amarvel/media_set?set=a.1658851305468.126752.1062696906&type=3

52 Week Family Self Portraits from 2012:
https://www.facebook.com/amarvel/media_set?set=a.2707593243361.168926.1062696906&type=3

Additional Self Portraits:
https://www.facebook.com/amarvel/media_set?set=a.4535489219618.205139.1062696906&type=3